Improvement in fluid-meters



C. E. LIPE. FLUID-METERS.

194,523, Patented Aug. 28,1877.

,UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcriis CHARLES E. LIPE, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLUID-METERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N o. 1911 ,523, dated August 28, 1877; application filed Marchj 1, 1876. t

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. LIPE, of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fluid- Meters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention consists in the employment, between the measuring mechanism of a fluidmeter and its indicating mechanism, of certain intermediate connecting mechanism for properly communicating the movements of the former to the latter, the same consisting, essentially, in the combination of a lever and elastic packing with the shell or case of the meter, as will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a face view of a dial or indicating mechanism, partially broken away to show the actuating mechanism behind it; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical sectional elevation, showing my improvement as employed to communicate the movements of the meter to the indicating` mechanism; Fig. 3, a transverse horizontal section of the same; Fig. 4, a modied form; Fig. 5, a side elevation ot' the actuating mechanism of the meter 5 and Fig. 6, a perspective view of the intermediate connecting-lever and the elastic packing attached thereto.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully its construction and manner of operation.

A represents the shell or case of the meter, which may be, of course, constructed in any proper manner and be adapted for measuring any kind of fluid. a represents a suitable opening in any one of its sides, and al a recess located about the mouth of the opening, as shown. B represents the indicating or dial mechanism, of any approved construction, which may be supported upon lugs o? c2, projecting from the sides of the meter, as shown in Fig. 3. C represents an elastic washer or packing-disk, adapted to rest in the recess a1 of the casing and cover the opening a, which is provided with a central opening, c, of suitable size, as shown. D represents a connect- 'near its center with a shoulder, d, havin dat face, adapted to rest against the wash r, as shown. E represents a gland, consist g of a suitable metal disk provided with pro er screwholes, by means of which it may be cured to the shell of the meter, and hav g also a central opening to permit the prot usion of one end of the lever, as shown.

This opening may be contracted near its ing-lever of suitable length, which is provid a center, so as to resemble in outline the f m of an hour-glass, as shown in Fig. 4, for he purpose of holding the shoulder of the le er and preventing the latter from moving i; a longitudinal direction.

By means of this peculiarity of form the inner enlargement of the opening is adapte to furnish a proper bearing-surface for he shoulder, and the outer enlargement to urnish sufficient space for its free movemen If desired, however, the lever may be secured to the gland by a transverse pin! or shaft, e, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in w ich case this special form' of opening is not required.

The operation is as follows: The inner en of the lever is attached in any suitable mann to some proper moving part of the measu ng mechanism. [f this has a reciprocating m vement, as represented by the bar so, Figs. 3 a the leveris secured by the pin or shaft, as sh and consequently when actuated it si ply vibrates upon this pivot. Its outer end may be caused to engage with any suit ble mechanism for actuating the dials, that b ing preferred which is shown in Figs. l an 2. This consists of an arm, m, pivoted to a s ud, m1, which arm carries a pawl, m2, movil g a ratchet-wheel, m3, connected in any suit ble manner with the dial mechanism.

If the attachment-point of the measu ing mechanism has a revolving movemen as shown in Fig. 4, then the inner end of the lever is loosely connected thereto. In c sequence of this construction it is, when ctuated, caused to rock upon its central sup )ort in such manner as to describe a circle wi its outer end, which latter may be connect lto dial mechanism in any suitable manner.

Some of the advantages of the desc bed construction are as follows: By means oil the construction described the movements of the vinterior measuring mechanism are accurately 1. In combination with the casing A, the lever D, and the transverse pin e, the glandE and the elastic packing C, as described.

2. In combination with the recessed casing A, the gland E, and the elastic packing C, the lever D, as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 24th day of February, 1876.

GHAS. E. LIPE.

Witnesses G. L. EDIOK, EI. B. HART. 

